"I guess just asking whatever-it-is is to leave won't work? I mean, it's worth a try."

She paces a little, fidgeting with her hands. "Drugs wear off. Magic can be dispelled. But if those fail, well." Ylva bares her teeth. "Then yeah, we have to kill him. It sucks. I like Sharky. But if it has to be done, then it has to be done."